×

Post Type

HomeAll PostsPost Type

From Community Participation to Forced Eviction in the Maspero Triangle

2018Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyYear
June 18, 2018 16:28 pm
0

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Omnia Khalil Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/from-community-participation-to-forced-eviction-in-the-maspero-triangle/ Early one morning during Ramadan in September 2008, a mass of rock collapsed in the Cairo neighborhood of Dewe’a, leaving more than 130 people dead under the rubble. The devastation was such that the...

Learn More

Life partially restored in North Sinai towns, but villages continue to struggle

2018EgyptHuman RightsMadamasrMilitary AffairsMourad HigazyPaperSinai
June 18, 2018 01:08 am
0

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Mourad Higazy Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/09/feature/politics/life-partially-restored-in-north-sinai-towns-but-villages-continue-to-struggle/ As the fourth month of Operation Sinai 2018 draws to a close, residents of North Sinai have begun to see an improvement — albeit a slight one — in their living conditions. The goods and services cut off...

Learn More

Diplomatic source: ‘Prompt’ pardons for 32 Ethiopian nationals sign of ‘growing strategic relationship’ with Egypt

2018Democracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHadeer El-MahdawyandJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperYear
June 18, 2018 00:48 am
0

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawy Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/11/feature/politics/diplomatic-source-prompt-pardons-for-32-ethiopian-nationals-sign-of-growing-strategic-relationship-with-egypt/ Egypt pardoned 32 Ethiopian nationals held in Egyptian prisons on Monday, following a request submitted by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to President Abdel Fattah...

Learn More

Sound, silence and the space between

2018Ash MonizCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptMadamasrPaperTopicsWomen AffairsYear
June 18, 2018 00:27 am
0

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Ash Moniz Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/13/feature/culture/sound-silence-and-the-space-between/ With art biennales around the world, a certain economy of artistic production, representation and opportunity is mapped out, usually prioritizing global “centers” and capital city pit-stops for jet-setters. However, there is one biennale that has...

Learn More

At the terminal: Stories from the Rafah Border Crossing

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHamza Abu EltarabeshMadamasrMilitary AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYear
June 18, 2018 00:00 am
0

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hamza Abu Eltarabesh Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/12/feature/politics/at-the-terminal-stories-from-the-rafah-border-crossing/ It has been one month since the Rafah Border Crossing was opened, marking the longest window in which Gazans have been permitted to leave and reenter the besieged Gaza Strip since 2013. What was initially purported to be...

Learn More

Egypt’s Shaky Investment Climate

2018Brendan MeighanCarnegieCivil SocietyEconomyEgyptPaperYear
June 13, 2018 16:54 pm
0

Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Brendan Meighan Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/76567 In 2017, the Egyptian economy saw an influx of foreign currency following the implementation of a foreign exchange liberalization in conjunction with a series of structural reforms and an IMF loan package. The hard currency shortage, which had slowly ground the economy to a halt, was...

Learn More

TIMEP Brief: Freedom of Association

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 11, 2018 16:33 pm
0

Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/timep-brief-freedom-of-association/ Egypt severely restricts freedom of association, despite the protections of the right in the constitution, with court cases targeting prominent rights defenders, wide-ranging travel bans and asset freezes, bureaucratic hurdles to organization...

Learn More

Egypts Position on Human Rights Conventions

2018Alaa AbdelmonsefCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
June 11, 2018 16:30 pm
0

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-position-on-human-rights-conventions/ The term “Human Rights” has been repeated in Egypt in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the July 3 coup d’etat (2013), which created a frightening environment of widespread systematic repression, within a State policy, including...

Learn More

Labor union elections are back, but with few promises

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHadeer El-MahdawyandMadamasrMohamed HamamaPaper
June 11, 2018 15:35 pm
0

Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawyand Mohamed Hamama Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/08/feature/politics/labor-union-elections-are-back-but-with-few-promises/ After 12 years of being postponed, labor union elections for 2018–2022 kicked off on May 23 and concluded this week under a law regulating union work, passed in late 2017, that ended, at least on paper...

Learn More

Satellite Imagery Shows Building Demolition in Northern Sinai

2018EgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
June 05, 2018 15:14 pm
0

Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/satellite-imagery/2018/05/22/satellite-imagery-shows-building-demolition-northern-0 The Egyptian army has vastly expanded widespread destruction of homes, commercial buildings, and farms in the North Sinai governorate since February 9, 2018, as part of its military campaign against an affiliate of the...

Learn More

Human Rights Issues: Enforced Disappearance – Egypt

2018Alaa AbdelmonsefCivil SocietyEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
June 04, 2018 20:07 pm
0

Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/human-rights-issues-enforced-disappearance-egypt/ Introduction Over the past few years, the term “enforced disappearance” has emerged on the surface of volatile and accelerating political events. The Egyptians were not familiar with such violation which deprives a person of law protection...

Learn More

Egypt: Activists Arrested in Dawn Raids Release Everyone Unfairly Detained

2018Democracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
June 01, 2018 19:59 pm
0

Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/31/egypt-activists-arrested-dawn-raids (Beirut) – Egyptian police and National Security forces have carried out a wave of arrests of critics of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in dawn raids since early May 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges against them appear to be solely based on their...

Learn More

MEPP © 2018 All Rights Reserved Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

The publications re-posted on www.me-policy.org are available to the public and are not MEPP original publication. Each publication includes a reference to the source location. MEPP is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of MEPP. Experts listed on MEPP are are independent or affiliated with their respective institutions and have no affiliation to MEPP.

Skip to toolbar